Esprit de Gloria 2019
- Producer Chateau Gloria
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
47% Cabernet Sauvignon
43% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 3700415103576
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Item# 14209-19
Wine Enthusiast
93pt
Tasting notes
A wonderful, harmonious bouquet of copious blackberry, briary, cedar and tobacco notes that just feels so effortless. The very harmonious palate offers pure black fruit laced with graphite. Displaying moderate weight and fine acidity, and quite linear and focused on the finish.
Ageing
14 months in casks, an average of 40% of which are
replaced. 45% of new barrels.
Description
Henri Martin's lifetime achievement was no doubt the creation of Chateau Gloria. Row by row he patiently
and systematically negotiated with his friends in the commune of Saint-Julien to buy these various "cru
classe" parcels to eventually make up the Chateau Gloria estate. So why isn't the Chateau a "cru classe"?
The answer is simple: it didn't exist at the time of the 1855 classification. This Saint-Julien Chateau
nevertheless lives up to its name as one of the top producers in the region today. Esprit de Gloria is the
second wine of the estate made from the younger vines. It reflects the typicity of the Saint-Julien
appellation and may be enjoyed younger. It is an excellent introduction to the beauty of Saint-Julien.
History
Exceptional and unique estate created by Henri Martin,
this vineyard was indeed gradually put together piece-by-
piece thanks to the purchase of several plots from
mainly classified Growths in 1855. Today, the origin of
the terroirs, the care given during the growing and the
vinification explain the quality of this wine that is now
famous worldwide.
Vineyard
40 vears-old vines on average situated over 3 zones: in
the centre of Beychevelle, in the West and North of the
appellation.
Vinification
Traditional method in stainless steel vats with
thermoregulation.
